Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 289 Even Poor Families Can Produce Outstanding Sons!

Chen Shu pushed the set of past exam papers in front of the girl and asked in surprise, "Little girl, did your school recommend you to take this exam?"

There is no individual registration option for the National High School Physics Competition; students must register through their schools to participate. Each year, the province allocates a limited number of slots to each school, and those who receive school recommendations are truly exceptional students.

But the gloomy dwelling converted from a small warehouse, and the simple girl sitting on a small stool earnestly working on a second-hand test paper, were quite different from the students in the competition class that Chen Shu remembered from his early student days—students with sharp eyes and an air of confidence and charisma.

The girl reached out and touched the well-worn collection of past exam questions, a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

At this moment, Chen Shu felt ashamed of his ignorance and his overconfidence in questioning the girl's mother's motives. Clearly, as a student preparing for a physics competition, a high-end Casio calculator was indeed necessary.

When Chen Shu went out, he noticed that the entire wall near the door was covered with certificates of merit of all sizes.

Chen Shu stood with his hands behind his back in front of the door, turned to the man and exclaimed, "This is truly the most luxurious decoration."

The man was initially a little embarrassed, but he couldn't hide the hope in his eyes. He awkwardly put down the book beside him, then smiled and nodded in response.

Back at the station, Chen Shu saw the manager still sitting in the lobby on the first floor. He called him over, offered him a cigarette, explained the woman's family situation, and then asked if they could settle the matter privately.

The manager looked troubled and said helplessly, "Officer, I would have let it go since you brought it up. But I just reported this to the boss, so my word doesn't count anymore."

Chen Shu nodded, understanding the other party's difficulties.

He patted the manager on the shoulder, pointed to Yu Yu sitting at the front desk, and asked with a smile, "Manager, do you recognize the police officers sitting in there?"

The manager leaned over and glanced at him a few times: "Isn't this Brother Yu? How could I not recognize him? He came to our supermarket a few days ago to help inspect the fire safety."

I was afraid you wouldn't bring this up.

Chen Shu smiled broadly and said, "That's right. You should tell your boss that this is Officer Yu's idea from the police station."

"this!"

The manager was somewhat shocked by the policeman's sophistry, which clearly showed that Officer Yu had more stars on his shoulders and was older than him.

One is in the office responsible for dispatching, and the other is driving a police car on the main roads. By all accounts, Officer Yu is more capable.

How dare he pin the blame on Officer Yu!

Chen Shu had no idea that the manager had gone through so many twists and turns in his mind. He just felt that since the manager had wielded the big stick, he should at least give him a carrot in return, otherwise the manager would have a hard time explaining himself.

"That's settled then. I'll arrange for the patrol team to patrol your area more often, and I'll definitely teach those thieves a lesson later." Chen Shu deliberately put on a long face and said impatiently.

After weighing the options, the manager had no choice but to nod in agreement. He couldn't be too assertive on their territory now, so he could only go back and report to his boss. Anyway, he figured he could just push the matter onto Officer Yu, and his boss wouldn't have much of a problem with that.

Watching the manager turn and leave, Chen Shu felt a little uneasy. Logically speaking, since the manager was doing business honestly and paying taxes to the country, the police should have sided with him.

But Chen Shu's soft-heartedness is a flaw he hasn't been able to shake off for years. Even when it's illegal, he always unconsciously sides with the weaker party, for which he's been criticized by Zeng Hong many times. It's not that Chen Shu is wrong. For example, when traffic police handle accidents, if it's a pedestrian and a motor vehicle accident, given that motor vehicles have mandatory insurance, traffic police generally tend to side with the pedestrian.

For example, if the original responsibility was split 30/70, it will be changed to 50/50; if the responsibility was originally 50/50, efforts will be made to persuade the driver to change it to 70/30. With the addition of 10% humanitarian compensation, the pedestrian can receive more compensation after all these procedures.

At its core, it's a subconscious belief that car owners are better off financially than pedestrians, so paying more is justified.

Chen Shu watched as the manager left the police station with his head down, silently apologizing to himself. He then went to the office of Zheng Jie, the captain of the plainclothes team, and asked him to arrange two extra shifts of plainclothes officers to patrol the supermarket morning and evening, with the overtime pay to be paid by the security team.

After settling things at the supermarket, Chen Shu took Zhu Chaoran to the detention room behind the office building and brought the woman out.

On the way home, she kept wiping away her tears.

Yes, that matter is over, but when she got home, there was still a whole host of things waiting for her: her husband's medical bills, her daughter's tuition fees, and the cost of food and rent for the family of three.

These events weighed on the middle-aged woman like a mountain, making it hard for her to breathe.

When they passed that store, Chen Shu asked Zhu Chaoran to stop the car and then told them to wait inside for a while. Just when the group thought Chen Shu was going to the supermarket to finish up some leftovers, he returned carrying a bag full of school supplies.

He shoved the bag into the woman's hand and said earnestly, "This is a one-time thing, don't do it again. These are for your daughter, you don't need to worry about them."

He then directed Zhu Chaoran to turn the car around and drive to Xinhua Bookstore, where, needless to say, he came out carrying a bag full of study materials.

The woman cried even harder, tears streaming down her face.

Great talents can emerge from humble families!
Late at night, in the garden of Maple Leaf Residential Area.
After finishing her chores and homework, the girl sat alone on a long bench in the neighborhood, stroking the thick stack of new books in her arms again and again. The joy in her heart was beyond words.

Yes, and that brand new FX-991CN X Casio function calculator, the model number of which she could recite even in her dreams.

The girl swung her legs, completely satisfied.

Since her father's injury, apart from receiving new textbooks from her teachers at the beginning of each semester, she hadn't touched or smelled the slightly bitter scent of books for a very long time.

She had thought about it for a long time, but being precocious, she knew that her family could not bear any more financial pressure. So she could only keep this little thought to herself and look forward to being able to take part-time jobs in her spare time after getting into university.

My mom said it was a New Year's gift from the police officer who came over in the afternoon—no, it should be the handsome police officer.

The girl suddenly stood up and hurriedly ran home. She borrowed her mother's phone, ran to the stairwell outside the door, sat down, carefully connected to the kind neighbor's Wi-Fi, and went online to look up some information.

"Oh, it's only about fifty points higher than a first-tier university."

The girl pursed her lips and smiled confidently.

(End of this chapter)